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Add favorites to Home

From the Overlays list, choose a Favorite (the star icon) or multiple favorites.

Your favorites will appear on the Home bar for quicker access.

Move, resize, and pin overlays

Create a gaming layout that’s uniquely yours. To move an overlay, click and drag it to where you want it positioned on your screen. To resize an overlay, click and drag up or down from its bottom edge.

When you pin an overlay, that overlay is always on your screen, over any game or app, even when Game Bar is dismissed. To pin an overlay:

Press Windows logo key + G to open Game Bar.

Select Home, then choose an overlay.

Select the Pin icon in the upper right corner of the overlay. (Select it again to unpin it.)

Keyboard shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts for Game Bar include:

Windows logo key + G: Open Game Bar

Windows logo key + Alt+PrintScreen: Take a screenshot of your game

Windows logo key + Alt+G: Record the last few moments of game play (You can change the duration of time recorded in
Windows Settings > Gaming > Captures)

Adjust preferences in settings

To access your Game Bar settings, press Windows logo key + G to open Game Bar, then select
Settings. Here are some examples of preferences you can adjust:

Account – Sign in with your Microsoft account to get the benefits of Xbox Social and other cool gaming features. Link accounts to broadcast game play (Mixer) and add accounts to share screenshots (Twitter) and listen to music while you play (Spotify).